MGT3002 Week 1 Discussion

Job Satisfaction, Personality, Emotions

Job satisfaction is valued, but what determines job satisfaction? Most people assume that the happier people are, the more productive they will be. Research

supports this assumption by showing that if an organization has more satis�ed employees, then the organization's performance is likely to be better. Job

satisfaction is also positively correlated with low absenteeism and low turnover.

Do you have a strong personality? A moderate one? A weak one? These are questions that an average person would ask. However, as a professional manager you would need to go into more detail by focusing on personality. Simply put, the concept of personality tries to capture the sum total of a person. Principally, this refers

to how a person responds and relates to others. Personality is shaped by heredity, the environment, and situational conditions.

Emotions are inseparable from personality. However, for a long time, people in organizations believed that emotions did not belong in the workplace, that emotions

were problematic and disruptive, and that control over emotions was a virtue. Some people believed that having and displaying emotions was a sign of weakness.

Money is not the main cause of job satisfaction. When employees spend a majority of their waking hours in the workplace, they need more than a paycheck to

satisfy them. Using their talents, engaging them in challenging projects, offering incentives, and creating a friendly and respectful environment with low stress are among the reasons people show up each day to contribute to a company's success.

Additional Materials

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